The number of kids who die from the flu every year is sobering. Last year, there were 216 pediatric flu deaths - the highest in 15 years.

Children across the Lehigh Valley returned to school this week, and that means that certain communicable diseases will be increasing in prevalence as children come into contact with sick ...

WASHINGTON — This year's harsh flu season — the most intense in 15 years — has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication ...

The idea that vaccines can "overwhelm" a child's immune system betrays a fundamental misconception about how the human body ...

We all know that influenza is a common and serious viral infection, but it’s good to be reminded ahead of the upcoming flu season, which typically starts in October. There were an estimated 47 million ...

Made for children six years of age and older, Mighty Chews Cold & Flu is available in a mixed berry flavor in a daytime and nighttime format. CDC: H1N1 virus expected to make a large impact on ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month quietly endorsed recommendations from his handpicked vaccine advisors that everyone in the U.S. ages 6 months and older receive a flu shot for the ...

Event rates were lower during oseltamivir-treated influenza periods and posttreatment periods compared to untreated influenza. HealthDay News — Oseltamivir treatment during influenza episodes is ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted a vote by a federal immunization panel to recommend the influenza vaccine for children, pregnant women and all adults earlier this ...

A new report highlights 41 U.S. cases of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) in children. 27% of affected children died, but rapid intensive care improved outcomes for some ...